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brutforce

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A patient with genital herpes is having an acute exacerbation. What medication would the nurse expect to be ordered to suppress the symptoms and shorten the course of the infection?
 
  A) Clotrimazole (Gyne-Lotrimin)
  B) Metronidazole (Flagyl)
  C) Podophyllin (Podofin)
  D) Acyclovir (Zovirax)

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A patient's wife believes that a mole on her husband's forehead has been growing in recent weeks, though the patient himself denies this. What is the most accurate way for the nurse to gauge the suspected growth of this skin lesion?
 
  A) Facilitate a biopsy of the patient's mole.
  B) Ask the patient to measure the mole weekly.
  C) Have photographs taken of the mole at regular intervals.
  D) Outline the mole with ink once per week.


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popopong

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

C


brutforce

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

vickyvicksss

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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